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The characters for this dialogue are Dávid and Ton. The dialogue will be in Tagalog first, then an English translation will appear aside the Tagalog original. The Tagalog words are marked with accent marks for proper accentuation. Unmarked multisyllable words have an accent on the second to the last syllable. Note: In standard written Tagalog, the accent marks are not written.

Pô is an expression of respect (especially for older people such as grandparents and for superiors like one's boss) or formality used in direct discourse. To those familiar, as well as those younger, pô is not used.

Maligayang comes from the root word Maligaya meaning Happy while Kaligayahan is Happiness.

Although it was not expressed in the dialogue, there will be cases in which salutations will be used. Usually, salutations are used to address people when that person is unknown to the person asking and/or as a sign of respect to elders and superiors.

Common salutations include the following:

Ginoó: Mr.

Binibini: Miss or Ms.

Ginang: Mrs.

When using the salutation with a person's name, add the ligature -ng (excluding Ginang, which already incorporates the ligature). For example, the sentence "Good morning, Mr. Sanchez" would be translated as "Magandáng umaga, Ginoóng Sanchez."

Abbreviations may also be used. Abbreviated forms of salutations include:

Ginoó: Gg.

Binibini: Bb.

Ginang: Gng.

Also, as a show of respect, always add pô or hô after the greeting if a salutation will be used.